1 Samuel 20:7 “If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, y…”

1 Samuel 20:7

If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

World English Bible

If he says, ‘It is well,’ your servant shall have peace; but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.

American Standard Version

If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And if he say thus, It is well, thy seruant shall haue peace: but if he be angrie, be sure that wickednesse is concluded of him.

Darby Translation

If he say thus, It is well, — thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil is determined by him.

Young's Literal Translation

If thus he say: Good; peace [is] for thy servant; and if it be very displeasing to him — know that the evil hath been determined by him;

Bible in Basic English

If he says, It is well, your servant will be at peace: but if he is angry, then it will be clear to you that he has an evil purpose in mind against me.

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Cross references

“It is well”

Deuteronomy 1:23 2 Samuel 17:4

Deuteronomy 1:23 · BSB

The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

2 Samuel 17:4 · BSB

This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

“evil”

1 Samuel 25:17 Esther 7:7 1 Samuel 20:9

1 Samuel 25:17 · BSB

Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”

Esther 7:7 · BSB

In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.

1 Samuel 20:9 · BSB

“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David urgently requested my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual sacrifice for his whole clan.’

8Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”

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